Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has been elected as the Pope - the head of the world’s 1.1 billion Roman Catholics.
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Pope Benedict XVI, formerly German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, has delivered his first, brief address as pontiff from the balcony of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Full text follows:
Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope, John Paul II, the cardinals have elected me, a simple and humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard.
The fact that the Lord can work and act even with insufficient means consoles me, and above all I entrust myself to your prayers
In the joy of the resurrected Lord, we go on with his help. He is going to help us and Mary will be on our side. Thank you.
There is quite a mixed reaction about the election of Ratzinger as Pope since he is more conservative with uncompromising views.
I’m happy!
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April 20th, 2005 at 4:41 pm
I heard that the new pope was also a member of Hitler’s army along with his brother in his youth.
More controversy.
April 22nd, 2005 at 7:37 pm
This guy is scary.. A former NAZI, maybe he can crack a whip on the child molesting priests in the Catholic Church!
April 23rd, 2005 at 11:54 pm
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing… have dug deeper to find out if all the silly rumours on our Present Holy Pope Benedict XVI are true… found out that almost all of them are all rubbish - and the few that are truths may surprise you… take a look:
http://thevoiceinmyhead.com/2005/04/23/is-our-new-pope-a-nazi/
Praise God for His latest blessing to the Catholic Church!